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NPR, first phase of Census deferred: Officials

Due to the prevailing health situation, the NPR and Census exercises have been deferred till further orders, a senior home ministry official said.

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Updated:24th Mar, 2020 at 10:47 PM

New Delhi

The exercise to update the National Population Register (NPR) and the first phase of the Census 2021 will not be held as scheduled due to the 21-day lockdown announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, officials said on Tuesday.

Both the exercise is supposed to be carried out from April 1 to September 30.

The Prime Minister has announced a 21-day lockdown across the country from Tuesday night due to the outbreak of the coronavirus.

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NPR, first phase of Census deferred: Officials

Due to the prevailing health situation, the NPR and Census exercises have been deferred till further orders, a senior home ministry official said.

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